2012 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2012 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament, was held March 7–10, 2012 at the Orleans Arena in Paradise, Nevada, United States to crown a champion of the Western Athletic Conference. The winner of the tournament received an automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA Tournament. The 2012 Championship game was televised on ESPN2 at 9:00 pm Pacific Time.

2012 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season201112
Teams8
SiteOrleans Arena
Paradise, Nevada, USA
ChampionsNew Mexico State (3rd title)
Winning coachMarvin Menzies (2nd title)
MVPWendell McKines (New Mexico State)
TelevisionESPN2/WSN
2011–12 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Nevada131 .929  287  .800
New Mexico State104 .714  2610  .722
Idaho95 .643  1914  .576
Utah State86 .571  2116  .568
Louisiana Tech68 .429  1816  .529
Hawaii68 .429  1616  .500
Fresno State311 .214  1320  .394
San Jose State113 .071  922  .290
2012 WAC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Format

With the departure of Boise State to the Mountain West Conference, WAC Commissioner Karl Benson announced during the basketball preseason teleconferences that the league would change its postseason basketball tournament to a regular quarterfinal format, getting rid of the double-bye format used in 2011. This format was to be used for 2012 only; the format was to be re-evaluated for 2013 after new five new teams came in and three schools departed for a total of 10 participating institutions in 2012–13.[1]

Schedule

Session Game Time* Matchup# Television Attendance
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 8
1
1
12:00 PM
#3 Idaho vs. #6 Hawaiʻi
WAC.tv
N/A
2
2:30 PM
#2 New Mexico State vs. #7 Fresno State
WAC.tv
1,902
2
3
6:00 PM
#1 Nevada vs. #8 San Jose State
WAC.tv
N/A
4
8:30 PM
#4 Utah State vs. #5 Louisiana Tech
WAC.tv
1,823
Semifinals – Friday, March 9
3
5
6:00 PM
#6 Hawaiʻi vs. #2 New Mexico State
WSN
N/A
6
8:30 PM
#1 Nevada vs. #5 Louisiana Tech
WSN
2,352
Championship Game – Saturday, March 10
4
7
9:00 PM
#2 New Mexico State vs. #5 Louisiana Tech
ESPN2
1,405
*Game Times in PT[2]

. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 8
Semifinals
Friday, March 9
Championship Game
Saturday, March 10
         
3 Idaho 70
6 Hawaiʻi 72
6 Hawaiʻi 81
2 New Mexico State 92
2 New Mexico State 65
7 Fresno State 49
2 New Mexico State 82
5 Louisiana Tech 57
1 Nevada 54
8 San Jose State 44
1 Nevada 73
5 Louisiana Tech 78
4 Utah State 70
5 Louisiana Tech 72

Game Summaries

WAC.tv
Mar 8
12:00 pm
Idaho Vandals 70, Hawaiʻi Rainbow Warriors 72
Scoring by half: 28–42, 35–37
Pts: Kyle Barone 19
Rebs: Djim Bandoumel 16
Asts: Landon Tatum 4
Pts: Vander Joaquim 20
Rebs: Vander Joaquim 13
Asts: Jeremiah Ostrowski 9
Orleans Arena
Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: N/A
Referees: David Hall, Mike Giarratano, D.G. Nelson
WAC.tv
Mar 8
2:30 pm
New Mexico State Aggies 65, Fresno State Bulldogs 49
Scoring by half: 25–40, 30–40
Pts: Wendell McKines 15
Rebs: Wendell McKines 13
Asts: Hernst Laroche 3
Pts: Kevin Foster 14
Rebs: Tyler Johnson 7
Asts: Steven Shepp 3
Orleans Arena
Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 1,902
Referees: Winston Stith, Doran Gotschall, Jimmy Casas
WAC.tv
Mar 8
6:00 pm
Nevada Wolf Pack 54, San Jose State Spartans 44
Scoring by half: 13–14, 41–30
Pts: Deonte Burton 16
Rebs: 2 tied with 8
Asts: 2 tied with 3
Pts: Wil Carter 18
Rebs: 2 tied with 7
Asts: Keith Shamburger 5
Orleans Arena
Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: N/A
Referees: Rick Batsell, Bobby Vetkoetter, Duane Allen
WAC.tv
Mar 8
8:30 pm
Utah State Aggies 70, Louisiana Tech Bulldogs 72
Scoring by half: 32–35, 38–37
Pts: Danny Berger 17
Rebs: Ben Clifford 6
Asts: Preston Medlin 8
Pts: 2 tied with 16
Rebs: 2 tied with 7
Asts: Trevor Gaskins 5
Orleans Arena
Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 1,823
Referees: Ronnie Hernandez, Ruben Ramos, Martin Cota
WSN
Mar 9
6:00 pm
New Mexico State Aggies 92, Hawaiʻi Rainbow Warriors 81
Scoring by half: 47–38, 45–43
Pts: Wendell McKines 22
Rebs: Daniel Mullings 10
Asts: 2 tied with 6
Pts: Shaquille Stokes 21
Rebs: Vander Joaquim 5
Asts: Jeremiah Ostrowski 13
Orleans Arena
Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: N/A
Referees: Verne Harris, Bob Staffen, Rick Batsell
WSN
Mar 9
8:30 pm
Nevada Wolf Pack 73, Louisiana Tech Bulldogs 78
Scoring by half: 39–42, 34–36
Pts: Malik Story 21
Rebs: Dario Hunt 10
Asts: Deonte Burton 5
Pts: Trevor Gaskins 21
Rebs: 2 tied with 5
Asts: Trevor Gaskins 4
Orleans Arena
Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 2,352
Referees: Randy McCall, Ronnie Hernandez, Doran Gotschall
ESPN2
Mar 10
9:00 pm
New Mexico State Aggies 82, Louisiana Tech Bulldogs 57
Scoring by half: 38–20, 44–37
Pts: Wendell McKines 27
Rebs: Wendell McKines 14
Asts: Hernst Laroache 6
Pts: Trevor Gaskins 24
Rebs: Brandon Gibson 7
Asts: Kenneth Smith 2
Orleans Arena
Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 1,405
Referees: Scott Thornley, Mike Littlewood, Bob Staffen
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References

  1. Groves, Jason (October 18, 2011). "NMSU men picked second, third in WAC preseason polls". Las Cruces Sun-News. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
  2. "2012 WAC Men's Tournament Bracket" (PDF). www.wacbasketballtournament.com/. Retrieved March 1, 2012.
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